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Jack Frost Loop
by XvXBrAnDoNXvX

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 07/24/2009
Entry & Exit Point: Baker Lake (EP 39)
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 2
Day 4 of 5
Monday, July 27, 2009

Another night of rain. Were we ever gonna get some nice weather. We packed up camp and head out to the portage back into South Temperance Lake. Once there we took our time paddling tot he 240 rod portage. Doing some fishing and taking in the sites as neither of us wanted to do that portage again and deal with the mosquitoes from hell. But we gotta do what we gotta do. This time around seemed rougher that the first. Everything was wet from the rain and mosquitoes seemed like the multiplied by the millions. I got half way threw the portage. I couldnt take it anymore I ripped all my gear off and screamed at the top of my lungs "#@$!". The mosquitoes drove me over the edge. After breathing for a minute I relaxed and continued on getting that portage done at record speed. We portaged back into Weird Lake thinking about trying to make it all the way back to the entry point. But we decided to stay at the same site we stayed on day 1. Mosquitoes were so bad we spent the night in the tent.

Brule Lake, South Temperance Lake, Weird Lake